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Ramnath Goenka - India Press Photo Awards 06

The India Press Photo Awards instituted by The Ramnath Goenka Foundation are an initiative to identify, promote and reward excellence in photojournalism and documentary photography. In the centennial year of its founder, Ramnath Goenka, the Indian Express Group initiated the first ever awards of this stature with the India Press Photo Awards 04 hosted on 17th December 2004 in Mumbai.

The IPP Awards calls for entries from all over the country through a national media campaign. A panel of eminent judges from the world of news and journalism evaluate the entries through an internationally accepted, rigorous judging process. Press Photography being an integral part of journalism, the awards are an initiative to identify, promote and reward Indian Press photographers and photojournalists who capture the essence for news through their eyes and lenses.

The contest is open to all-professional press photographers and photojournalists in India in the following ten major categories:

1. Spot News
2. General News
3. Daily Life
4. People In the News
5. Arts and Entertainment
6. Sports
7. Nature & Environment
8. Contemporary Issues
9. Advertising Photography
10. International Photographer covering India.

The rules and regulation and the entry form for the above contest are available on our official website www.expressindia.com